2019 MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament took place March 11–15, 2019 at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] The first round games were played on March 11 and March 12, and the quarterfinal games will be played on March 13 and 14. The semifinals were held on March 15, with the championship game on March 16.[2] Bethune-Cookman won the championship game over Norfolk State to earn their first ever bid to the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.[3]

2019 MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201819
Teams12
SiteNorfolk Scope
Norfolk, Virginia
ChampionsBethune–Cookman (1st title)
Winning coachVanessa Blair-Lewis (1st title)
MVPAngel Golden (Bethune–Cookman)
TelevisionESPN3
2018–19 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Carolina A&T160 1.000  2012  .625
Maryland-Eastern Shore124 .750  1714  .548
Bethune–Cookman115 .688  2111  .656
Howard106 .625  1813  .581
Norfolk State106 .625  1715  .531
South Carolina State88 .500  1616  .500
Morgan State88 .500  1021  .323
North Carolina Central511 .313  922  .290
Savannah State511 .313  719  .269
Delaware State511 .313  721  .250
Coppin State412 .250  525  .167
Florida A&M214 .125  425  .138
2019 MEAC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

All 12 teams were eligible for the tournament.

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 North Carolina A&T 16–0
2 Maryland-Eastern Shore 12–4
3 Bethune–Cookman 11–5
4 Howard 10–6
5 Norfolk State 10–6
6 South Carolina State 8–8
7 Morgan State 8–8
8 North Carolina Central 5–11
9 Delaware State 5–11
10 Savannah State 5–11
11 Coppin State 4–12
12 Florida A&M 2–14
† – MEAC regular season champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Monday, March 11
1 1 1:00 pm No. 12 Florida A&M vs. No. 5 Howard 53–59 FloHoops
2 3:30 pm No. 11 Coppin State vs. No. 6 Morgan State 50–48
First round – Tuesday, March 12
2 3 1:00 pm No. 9 North Carolina Central vs. No. 8 Delaware State FloHoops
4 3:30 pm No. 10 Savannah State vs. No. 7 South Carolina State
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 13
3 5 12:00 pm FloHoops
6 2:00 pm
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
4 7 12:00 pm No. 5 Howard vs. #4 Norfolk State FloHoops
8 2:00 pm No. 11 Coppin State vs. #3 Bethune–Cookman
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
5 9 12:00 pm FloHoops
10 2:00 pm
Championship – Saturday, March 16
6 11 TBA ESPN3
*Game times in EST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  First Round
Monday/Tuesday, March 11/12
Quarterfinals
Wednesday/Thursday, March 13/14
Semifinals
Friday, March 15
Championship Game
Saturday, March 16
                                     
       
  1 N.C. A&T State 79  
    9 North Carolina Central 49  
8 Delaware State 64
9 North Carolina Central 80  
  1 NC A&T 43  
  4 Norfolk State 60  
       
       
  4 Norfolk State 72
    5 Howard 51  
5 Howard 59
12 Florida A&M 53  
  4 Norfolk State 43
  3 Bethune Cookman 57
       
       
  2 Maryland E. Shore 57
    7 South Carolina State 34  
7 South Carolina State 62
10 Savannah State 53  
  2 Maryland Eastern Shore 47
  3 Bethune Cookman 58  
       
       
  3 Bethune-Cookman 55
    11 Coppin State 49  
6 Morgan State 48
11 Coppin State 50  

References

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